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									[ noun ] the act of observing; taking a patient look  Synonyms Used in print(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...) The misplaced modifier is another species more honored in the observance of obscurity than in the breach . Related terms look monitoring sighting stargazing note watch observe observe | 
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									[ noun ] a formal event performed on a special occasion  Synonyms Examples "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" | 
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									[ noun ] the act of noticing or paying attention  Synonyms Examples "he escaped the notice of the police" | 
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									[ noun ] conformity with law or custom or practice etc.  Synonyms Related terms | 
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